Begonia balangcodiae sp. nov. from northern Luzon, the Philippines and its natural hybrid with B. crispipila, B. × kapangan nothosp. nov.

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 407 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIH-HUI LIU ◽  
YU-HSIN TSENG ◽  
DIAITI ZURE ◽  
ROSARIO RIVERA RUBITE ◽  
TEODORA D. BALANGCOD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Natural Hybrid ◽  
Paternal Genome ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Maternal Genome

The pantropically distributed Begonia (Begoniaceae) is one of the most species-rich genera. Philippines is one of the diversity centers of Southeast Asian Begonia. In our 2012 field survey, three species of Begonia section Petermannia were collected in Barangay Sagubo, Municipality of Kapangan, Province of Benguet in the northern Luzon Island, Philippines. Our study on literatures and herbarium specimens suggests that these collections consist of B. crispipila, an unknown new species hereby we named B. balangcodiae, and the natural hybrid between them. Molecular analyses confirm that the former contributed the maternal genome while the latter provided the paternal genome. We name the natural hybrid B. × kapangan, which is the first natural hybrid reported in sect. Petermannia.

A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3272 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHAN VAN ROOIJEN ◽  
GERNOT VOGEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Monophyletic Group ◽  
Philippine Island ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
A New Species

The systematics of the wide-ranging southeast Asian colubrid snake Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) wasinvestigated on the basis of multivariate analyses of morphological and coloration data for 131 museum specimensrepresenting 28 geographically isolated populations. The results demonstrate that the current taxonomy of D.caudolineatus underestimates species diversity in the Philippines. The following revisions are implemented. 1)Populations from the Philippine island Palawan and adjacent islands currently referred to D. c. caudolineatus (Gray, 1834)are described as a new species, D. levitoni sp. nov. 2) Populations from the Philippine islands Negros, Panay, Mindoroand Masbate, currently assigned to D. c. terrificus (Peters, 1872) and D. c. luzonensis Leviton, 1961 are referred to D.fuliginosus Griffin 1909, which is revalidated. 3) Populations from the southern Philippine islands Basilan, Mindanao,Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Polillo, Kalotkot, Catanduanes as well as Southeast Luzon currently referred to D. c. terrificus(Peters, 1872) are referred to D. philippinensis Günther, 1879 which is revalidated. 4) The population from Sulawesi isreferred to D. terrificus (Peters, 1872). Currently regarded as a polytypic species composed of five subspecies, D.caudolineatus is here considered to be a monophyletic group comprising eight species. The distributions of these eightspecies correspond largely with aggregate island complexes formed during periods of reduced sea level during the Pleistocene. However, some deviations indicate post-Pleistocene dispersals across sea barriers.

scholarly journals Cloud rats in the Philippines — preliminary report on distribution and status

Oryx ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. L. R. Oliver ◽  
C. R. Cox ◽  
P. C. Gonzales ◽  
L. R. Heaney
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
The Status ◽  
Conservation Plans ◽  
Do So

This paper describes a preliminary field survey of bushy-tailed cloud rats Crateromys spp. and slender-tailed cloud rats Phloeomys in the Philippines in April and May 1990. Brief visits were made to all islands/locations known to support these animals and also to neighbouring areas considered likely to do so. Comparing the results with information from previous surveys suggests that both genera, particularly Crateromys, are more widely distributed than formerly believed, but that some forms are threatened. Three of the four known species of Crateromys are known only from their holotype specimens, one of which awaits description. Another is extinct in its type locality on Ilin Island but may survive on neighbouring Mindoro. These preliminary findings indicate that thorough surveys are required to establish the status of certain species, to investigate the possibility that new species remain undiscovered and to develop conservation plans to reduce the likelihood of further extinctions occurring.

scholarly journals Recent Taxonomic Notes and New Distribution Localities of Podocarpus Pers. Species in the Philippines

2018 ◽  
pp. 99-120
Author(s):  
Florence Roy P Salvaña ◽  
Willian Sm Gruezo ◽  
Annalee S Hadsall
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Great Contribution ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
New Distribution

The taxonomy of plants provides a great contribution to understanding diversity and conservation. This study provides additional taxonomic notes on Podocarpus species in the Philippines using newly collected specimens to determine new distribution localities of these species. This study recognises ten species of Podocarpus in the Philippines. Notable results of this study are: (1) the existence of variable leaf forms in P. pilgeri Foxw. correlated to the type of habitat where the species occurs; (2) variable leaf forms and sizes observed in mature and juvenile leaves of all species; (3) support of the sectional arrangement of P. palawanensis de Laub. & Silba; (4) differences between the wild and cultivated representatives of P. costalis C.Presl based on leaf characters; (5) new distributions for P. ramosii R.R.Mill, P. pilgeri, P. costalis, P. neriifolius D.Don, P. rumphii Blume and P. polystachyus R.Br.; (5) no support for the inclusion of P. neglectus Blume and P. hookeri de Laub. as new species found in the Philippines; and (6) comprehensive examination and identification of numerous herbarium specimens and recently collected material.

Three new species of Begonia (section Baryandra, Begoniaceae) from Samar Island, the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 516 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSARIO RIVERA RUBITE ◽  
CELEENA AIMEREE DE GUZMAN JUSTO ◽  
PATRICKA COLIFLORES VILLASEÑOR ◽  
MARJORIE D. DELOS ANGELES ◽  
DANILO N. TANDANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Rare And Endangered Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rare And Endangered ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
The University

The geographic location, climatic, and soil conditions of Samar Island render a mosaic of varied habitats which harbor numerous endemic, rare, and endangered species of plants. The island province is one of the centers of plant endemism in the Philippines. Included in this rich biodiversity of flora are members of genus Begonia of the family Begoniaceae. In 2018, researchers of the University of the Philippines found in the island three unknown Begonia species. With rhizomatous habits, persistent stipules, protandrous inflorescences, four-tepaled flowers, three winged capsules and bifid placenta, the three species are clearly members of Begonia section Baryandra. Studies of literature, herbarium specimens, and living plants support the recognition of the three new species: Begonia sohoton, Begonia tarangban and Begonia burabod.

Cymbidium motuoense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 509 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
WENQI HU ◽  
QINGHAI ZHANG ◽  
GUIZHEN CHEN ◽  
MENGJIA ZHU ◽  
XIA YU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Natural Hybrid ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

This study describes a new orchid species, Cymbidium motuoense, from Xizang, China based on morphological and molecular analyses. Several unique morphological features distinguish this new orchid from all other species of Cymbidium. Based on its morphology, this orchid is similar to C. tracyanum but differs in its yellow-green flower with dark purple-red spots on the veins, oblong-elliptic sepals, side lobes of the lip with reddish brown hairs along the veins and disc with three purple-red lamellae. Phylogenetic analyses based on plastid DNA (matK and rbcL) supported C. motuoense as a new species. However, the low support in nuclear ribosomal ITS tree provide the possibility that the new orchid may be a natural hybrid of C. tracyanum and C. iridioides or another closely related species.

scholarly journals BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF LIVING SHARKS IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGION

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Bin Ali ◽  
Fahmi Fahmi ◽  
Dharmadi Dharmadi ◽  
Tassapon Krajangdara ◽  
Annie Lim Pek Khiok
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
Brunei Darussalam

This paper reviews the biodiversity and habitat preferences of living sharks in the Southeast Asian region accumulated from published literatures including journals, books, proceedings, unpublished technical papers, and technical reports as well as authors’ knowledge and experiences working in this field. A total of 196 species of sharks from nine orders and 30 families have been recorded inhabiting from fresh water to deep ocean in this region. Indonesia recorded the highest diversity with 114 species from 27 families followed by the Philippines with 96 species (27 families), Thailand 76 species (21 families), Vietnam 70 species (23 families), Malaysia 68 species (19 families), Myanmar 64 species (19 families), Brunei Darussalam 45 species (15 families), and Cambodia with 26 species from 10 families. Many species still need to be confirmed and are most probably new species. In term of habitat preferences, 83 species of sharks (42.3%) inhabit continental/insular shelves (SHL) followed by continental/insular slopes (SLO) with 48 species (24.5%), shelf to slope (SHS) with 26 species (13.3%), and shelf to oceanic (SHO) with 16 species (8.2%). Only nine species (4.6%) inhabit oceanic and six species (4%) obligate freshwater and euryhaline freshwater/shelves. 

Ardisia kalimbahin (Primulaceae, Myrsinoideae), a new species from the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 525 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-300
Author(s):  
LIEZEL M. MAGTOTO ◽  
MAVERICK N. TAMAYO ◽  
LEONARDO C. UDASCO, JR. ◽  
RENE ALFRED ANTON BUSTAMANTE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Current Collection ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
A New Species

Ardisia kalimbahin is herein described and illustrated as a new species. It is the latest addition to the richness of Ardisia in the Philippines. It closely resembles A. romanii Elmer but is distinct in having shorter petiole, shorter elliptic leaves, racemose inflorescence, longer and sparsely puberulent pedicels, magenta corolla lobes, basifixed anthers, shorter filaments, and a beaked stigma. Based on current collection and available herbarium specimens, Ardisia kalimbahin is distributed in the islands of Palawan (Aborlan), Mindoro, and Luzon (Carranglan). Available data is not enough to assess its conservation status; hence, it is proposed as data deficient (DD).

Begonia benitotanii (section Petermannia, Begoniaceae) a new species endemic to the Philippine island of Bucas Grande

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 513 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-264
Author(s):  
ROSARIO RIVERA RUBITE ◽  
ROCHELLE YONGQUE BRILLANTES ◽  
DANILO N. TANDANG ◽  
CECILIA B. MORAN ◽  
MARK GREGORY Q. RULE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Philippine Island ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
A New Species

In 2011 and later in a 2018 field survey, an unknown Begonia species allied to taxa in section Petermannia was found in Bucas Grande Island. After thorough studies of the living plant, literature, and herbarium specimens we name the new species Begonia benitotanii, to honor Dr. Benito C. Tan, the internationally known Filipino muscologist. In 2011, there were two populations observed, each of about 300 individuals in a 100 m area. During recent fieldwork, one population was found decimated while the other was reduced to just about 50 individuals. The site is being converted into coconut, banana, and rice plantations. The area is not currently protected under the country’s National Integrated Protected Areas System by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. According to the IUCN red list categories and criteria, B. benitotanii is hereby proposed to be placed under the Critically Endangered (CR) category.

scholarly journals Sixteen new records for the flora of Lebanon

2020 ◽  
pp. 187-199
Author(s):  
Khodr Addam ◽  
Mounir Bou-Hamdan ◽  
Nisreen Sabbagh
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
New Records ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Xanthium Strumarium ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Potamogeton Perfoliatus ◽  
Euphorbia Prostrata ◽  
First Time

Significant new species that belong to diverse genera and families were recorded to exist in Lebanon during our continuous non-stop field survey all over the country. The authors gathered some exceptional taxa from distinctive locations and habitats of the country, which were not reported so far in the flora documentation with the exception of Quercus libani, that is regarded as a very atypical species (for Lebanon) discovered for the first time after Post in 1932. The current paper deals with the records Anchusa milleri Lam. ex Spreng, Bassia hyssopifolia (Pall.) Kuntze., Eminium heterophyllum (Blume) Schott., Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, Euphorbia serpens Kunth, Hypericum olivieri (Spach) Boiss., Kickxia cirrhosa (L.) Fritsch., Lamium macrodon Boiss. & A.Huet,  Onosma fruticosum Sm.lder, Plantago crypsoides Boiss., Platanthera holmboei H.Lindb.,  Potamogeton perfoliatus L.,  Quercus libani G.Olivier, Rhamnus kurdica Boiss. & Hohen., Tulipa biflora Pall. and Xanthium strumarium subsp. sibiricum (Patrin ex Widder) Greuter. The plants were photographed, collected, dried and herbarium specimens were prepared and deposited in K. Addam's Herbarium AUL University (Lebanon). Their taxonomical and ecological characters as well as their geographical distributions were exhibited. New Taxa (representing 14 genera in 12 families of flowering plants) were recognized with the reference of different floras and recent literature for their authentication. The present study also files them with updated nomenclature, descriptions, and notes on phenology and images for their easy identity.

A new Miopsalis from Mindanao supports a biogeographic umbilicus between Borneo and the southern Philippines (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Stylocellidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4779 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-390
Author(s):  
STEPHANIE M. SCHMIDT ◽  
RONALD M. CLOUSE ◽  
PRASHANT P. SHARMA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cyphophthalmi belonging to the Southeast Asian genus Miopsalis Thorell, 1890 is described and illustrated using SEM and confocal microscopy. The species is known from two localities in the northern part of Mindanao and constitutes only the second described Cyphophthalmi species endemic to the Philippines. Sequence data obtained from this species show that it is phylogenetically distinct from two juvenile specimens previously collected from Bangaray Kimlawis (southern Mindanao) in 2009. The new Miopsalis is clearly distinguishable from other Miopsalis by characters pertaining to spermatopositor morphology. 

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document